Awards and recognition

Governor's Volunteer Service Awards

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Serve Washington believes that national service, volunteerism, and civic engagement are the foundation for caring communities and a thriving Washington.  We know that each year Washingtonians invest in our state through the contribution of their time as volunteers, as national service members and as members of volunteer groups. Serve Washington provides volunteer recognition for exceptional volunteers in the following ways.

The Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards recognizes Washington’s volunteers for the service contributions they make to organizations and communities across our state in the past calendar year.  

Individuals are identified for this honor through a statewide nomination process and selected by a panel of Serve Washington Commissioners based off of the nominee’s outstanding commitment to volunteerism, accomplishments and the impact of their service on the community.

2020 Honorees

• News Release

A Message from Gov. Jay Inslee

 

2020 Nomination Process

• 2020 GVSA Nomination Guidelines
• 2020 Flyer

 

Read about past recipients:

• 2020 Honorees Photo Album on Facebook
• 2019 Ceremony Program
• 2018 Ceremony Program
• 2017 Ceremony Program and photos
• 2016 Ceremony Program and photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salute to Volunteers Night at the Seattle Mariners

Volunteer recognition is an important component of any volunteer program. To highlight the role of volunteerism in our communities, Serve Washingtonpartners with the Seattle Mariners to host a "Salute to Volunteers" night at T-Mobile Park.  Volunteers across Washington may purchase tickets to the game on Salute to Volunteers Night, which is held the third week of April to coincide with National Volunteer Week.

Click here for 2023 Salute to Volunteers Night information.